The Hurricane of Addiction

My dear friend Anna sent me a text this morning…she’s this amazing soul with deep insight.  While watching the news reports of Hurricane Irma, it comes to mind a harsh and strikingly similar feeling of addiction and the powerful destructiveness of anyone or anything in its path. Addiction is a progressive disease, much like the progressive formation of a hurricane.  Hurricane …

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Katie and Brittany - A Mothers Addiction Journey

Addiction-Where were the parents?!

I see the comment so often when it comes to addiction.  “Where were the parents?”.  That REALLY infuriates me.  It adds to the stigma that is already present and a big reason why so many families keep the struggle to themselves.  We feel judged, people cast downward glances,  unsure of what to say. Where was I?  When you were born, …

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